Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built in a sudanese style first brought to the empire of mali in the 14th century”. Today it says “collection of eight mosques in northern côte d'ivoire”.
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Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire The collection of mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast ) were built in a Sudanese style first brought to the Empire of Mali in the 14th Century. This collection of sites was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on November 29, 2006 in the Cultural category, and inscripted in 2021. Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The collection of mosques in northern Ivory Coast (or Cote d'Ivoire ) were built in a Sudanese style first brought to the Empire of Mali in the 14th Century. They are being considered to be put on the World Heritage list of sites who have "outstanding universal value" to the world. Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre World Heritage Center: The Criteria for Selection
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The collection of mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast ) were built in a Sudanese style first brought to the Empire of Mali in the 14th Century. They are being considered to be put on the World Heritage list of sites who have "outstanding universal value" to the world. Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre World Heritage Center: The Criteria for Selection
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The collection of mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast ) were built in a Sudanese style first brought to the Empire of Mali in the 14th Century. This collection of sites was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on November 29, 2006 in the Cultural category, and inscribed in 2021. Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire
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built in a sudanese style first brought to the empire of mali in the 14th century
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collection of eight mosques in northern côte d'ivoire
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